Shanthipriya is an Indian actress and a dancer who has worked predominantly in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films.

Shanthipriya was born in Rangampeta village near Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh in a Telugu-speaking family, to Pattabiraman and M.Lakshmi.

[1][2] The actress began her journey in films with the 1987 Telugu release Kaboye Alludu, before making her Tamil debut with Enga Ooru Pattukaran the same year.

[4] After playing the leading lady in close to 25 films across Tamil and Telugu, she forayed into Bollywood with Raj N. Sippy’s Saugandh (1991) which marked the silver screen debut of Akshay Kumar.

[7] She has modelled for designer Chhaya Gandhi at the Bombay Times Fashion Week.